The hospital-dependent patient

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 370, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 694-697

  Reuben, David B ^a   Tinetti, Mary E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 84894191886     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1315568     Document Type: Article

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